Category: Politics

June 6, 2007 (AFP) – A bomb exploded under a passenger train in Sri Lanka’s embattled east on Wednesday, wounding at least four people, military officials said.A mine buried along the track went off as the train was at Navaladi in the the coastal district of Batticaloa, a military official in the area said by […]

June 06, 2007 (LBO) – The international Policy Network (IPN), a London based think tank, is calling for writers who promote institutions for free society to take part in their annual competition. IPN’s Bastiat Prize for Journalism had been inspired by the 19th-century French philosopher and journalist Frédéric Bastiat. Last year writers from 49 countries […]

June 6, 2007 (AFP) – Red Cross offices across Sri Lanka stopped work Wednesday as a mark of respect for two colleagues gunned down last week.Sri Lankan Red Cross workers Sinnarasa Shanmugalingam and Karthekesu Chandramohan were abducted in Colombo on Friday and murdered by armed men claiming to be police. They were working in the […]

UNITED NATIONS, June 4, 2007 (AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemns the killings of two Red Cross employees in Sri Lanka and demands a thorough police investigation, his office said Monday. “The Secretary General condemns the brutal killings of two workers of the Sri Lankan Red Cross and …demands a thorough investigation by the […]

June 5, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels set off a roadside bomb in eastern Sri Lanka Tuesday, killing a senior police official in an attack that coincided with a visit to the area by the US ambassador, the military said.A police chief inspector was killed and his sub-inspector wounded when they were ambushed at […]

June 5, 2007 (AFP) – A top Japanese envoy arrived in war-torn Sri Lanka Tuesday to try and restore a tattered peace process after some of the bloodiest battles between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels this year.The rebels say they are fighting for an independent homeland for the tropical island’s minority Tamils.Overall, the 35-year-old […]

June 4, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were engaged in sporadic clashes in the north of the island Monday, the day after fierce battles left scores of fighters dead, official sources said.Following the guarantees, the aid groups from the US, UN and European Union among others agreed to return […]

June 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top business chamber Monday called for unity to help the island overcome the violence that has gripped the country and reiterated its support for a bipartisan approach to solve the ethnic problem. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said in a statement it condemns all forms of violence and […]

June 4, 2007 (AFP) – Artillery and mortar battles between government troops and Tamil rebels raged in northern Sri Lanka Monday, the day before an attempt by top donor Japan to revive the tattered peace process.The clashes followed on from fierce hand-to-hand battles over the weekend that left scores of combatants dead along the front […]

June 3, 2007 (AFP) – Tiger rebels destroyed army bases in northern Sri Lanka leaving 82 combatants dead according to both sides Sunday as the island’s main aid donor, Japan, was set to launch a fresh peace bid.More than 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they […]

COLOMBO, June 2, 2007 (AFP) – Government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in heavy combat in northern Sri Lanka Saturday night, as the military bombed rebel positions elsewhere, official sources said. Heavy shelling was heard in Pampaimadu in the district of Vavuniya, which borders the rebel-held Wanni region, residents and officials said. There […]

June 3, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major attack on a military gun position in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least one soldier and wounding more than 15, the military said Sunday.The conflict has killed more than 5,000 people in the past 18 months. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) […]